Hoof-parer.



No. 638,2l8. Patented Dec. 5, i899. M. DAPP,

HOOF PARER.

{Application filed July 25, 1898.)

(No Model.)

. rm WW W% I l '1 man MATTHEW DAPP, OF LYCOMING, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOOF PARER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters yatent No. 638,218, dated December 5, 1899.

Application filed July 25, 1898.

,To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MATTHEW DAPP, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Lycoming, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Blacksmiths Hoof-Parers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in hoof parers or trimmers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of hoof parers or trimmers and to provide a simple, strong, and inexpensive tool designed more especially for trimming the hoofs of horses and capable of being used for cutting bolts and analogous operations.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in which the jaws will have a great amount of movement with comparatively little movement of the pivoted bars or members The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tool constructed in accordancewith this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Like letters and numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both figures of the drawings.

M and N designate two bars or members having their outer portions M and N bifurcated and arranged at a slight angle to the inner portions, which form handles. The sides of the bifurcations of the bar or member N receive between them the bifurcated portion of the other bar or member and are pivoted to the same by a bolt A, located about midway the length of the bifurcated portions.

\Vithin the bifurcations of the bars or mem bers are arranged shanks 1 and 2 of jaws F and G, and these shanks, which are an gularly Serial No. 686,877. (No model.)

bent at their centers, are provided at their inner ends with perforations d and e for the reception of pivot-bolts D and E. The outer portions of the shanks are provided with longitudinal slots b, in which are arranged bolts B and O, as clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The jaw G, which is shorter than the jaw F, has a blunt outer end 9 and forms a rest, and the extended jaw F is provided at its outer end with a cutting edge f, which cooperates with the rest. The effect of mounting the jaws in this manner is to cause the jaws to move in straight lines in the same plane during the operation of cutting. This arrangement also increases the movement of the jaws relative to the movement of the handle portion of the bars or members, and the cutting action is correspondinglyincreased. In trimming a hoot the jaw or rest G is placed on the outside of the hoof at the point of removal, and then by closing the handie of the instrument or tool a smooth even surface is produced; This operation is repeated until the superfluous part of the hoof is removed, and the shoe may then be applied.

It will be seen that the device is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, and while it is especially designed :for trimming hoofs it has suflicient strength to enable it to be employed as a bolt-cutter and that it is capable of forming a smooth even surface for .the reception of the shoe.

WVhat is claimed is- 1. A device of the class described compris,

in g a pair of bars or members pivoted together, and the jaws having shanks pivoted at their inner ends to the said bars or members and slidingly connected near their outer ends with the same, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of bars or members pivoted together near their outer ends, and the jaws having shanks pivoted to the bars or members at points between the pivot and the handle portions thereof, said shanks being slidingly connected with the outer ends of the bars or members, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprismembers and slidingly connected with the outer portion of the other bar or member, substantially as described.

ing a pair of bars or members having their outer ends bifurcated, crossed and pivoted together, and the jaws-having approximately parallel shanks arranged Within the said. bi- I MATTHEW DAPP. furoations at opposite sides of the pivot of the WVitnesses:

said bars or members, each shank being piv- I R. BERNDT,

oted to the inner portion of one of the bars or J. F. STRIEBY. 

